An American silver Francis I pattern flatware service, Reed & Barton, Taunton, MA, mid 20th century

unengraved, comprising:
18 dinner knives
18 dinner forks
18 lunch knives
18 lunch forks
12 steak knives
18 butter spreaders
36 salad forks
18 cocktail forks
36 teaspoons
18 soup spoons
12 iced tea spoons
3-piece carving set
2 cold meat forks, in sizes
1 serving spoon
1 pierced vegetable spoon
1 tomato server
1 gravy ladle
1 angel food cake server
1 jelly spoon
1 olive fork
1 sugar spoon
235 pieces

some unengraved pieces with monogram removed, some knife handles with shallow dents to ends and with some minor separation from blades (all secure and not loose), all blades original Reed & Barton stainless steel, overall good condition
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